Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the longest wavelength? 1) Radio waves 2) Infrared radiations 3) x rays 4) visible rays Answer: Radio waves Solution: Radio waves have the longest wavelength... View Article
In the electromagnetic spectrum, the visible light lies between 1) radiowaves and microwaves 2) ultraviolet rays and infrared rays 3) ultraviolet rays and x rays 4) infrared rays and microwaves... View Article
What is the wavelength of the range of electromagnetic waves? 1) 10-8 m to 1015 m 2) 10-15 m to 108 m 3) 10-15 m to 1015 m 4) 108 m to 1015 m Answer: 2) 10-15 m to 108 m Solution:... View Article
Electromagnetic waves used in medicine to destroy cancer cells 1) radio waves 2) infrared rays 3) gamma rays 4) ultraviolet rays Answer: 3) gamma rays Solution: Gamma rays are used in medicine to... View Article
An observer is at 2m from an isotropic point source of light emitting 40w power. The RMS value of electric due to the source at the position of the observer is_________ 1) 5.77 x 10-8 Vm-1 2) 17.3 Vm-1 3) 57.7 x 10-8 Vm-1 4) 1.73 Vm-1 Answer: 2) 17.3 Vm-1 Solution: Intensity =... View Article
Electromagnetic waves travelling in a medium which has relative permeability 1.3 and relative permeability 2.14 speed of electromagnetic waves in this medium will be _________ 1) 3.6 x 108 m/s 2) 1.8 x 108 m/s 3) 1.8 x 106 m/s 4) 13.6 x 106 m/s Answer: 2) 1.8 x 108 m/s... View Article
An electric charge oscillating with a frequency of 1kilo cycles/s can radiate electromagnetic waves of wavelength 1) 100km 2) 200km 3) 300km 4) 400km Answer: 3) 300km Solution: f = 1kilo cycles/s = 1 x 103 cycles/s = 103 Hz λ =... View Article
If a source is transmitting an electromagnetic wave of frequency 8.2 × 106 Hz, then the wavelength of the electro-magnetic waves transmitted from the source will be 1) 36.6 m 2) 40.5 m 3) 42.3 m 4) 50.9 m Answer: 1) 36.6 m Solution: Wavelength, λ = c/ν = (3 x 108)/(8.2 ×... View Article
The minimum frequency vmin of continuous X-rays is related to the applied pot. diff. V as 1) vmin ∝ V 2) vmin ∝ V1/2 3) vmin ∝ V-3 4) vmin ∝ V4 Answer: 1) vmin ∝... View Article
All components of the electromagnetic spectrum in vacuum have the same 1) energy 2) velocity 3) wavelength 4) frequency Answer: 2) velocity Solution: All the components of the electromagnetic... View Article
The frequency 1057 MHz of radiation arising from two close energy levels in hydrogen belongs to 1) radio waves 2) infrared waves 3) microwaves 4) γ – rays Answer: 1) radio waves Solution: The frequency 1057 MHz of... View Article
Which of the following is absorbed by the ozone layer? 1) γ – rays 2) Visible light 3) Radio waves 4) Ultraviolet rays Answer:4) Ultraviolet rays Solution: Ultraviolet radiation is... View Article
A plane electromagnetic wave of frequency 20 MHz travels through space along the x-direction. If the electric field vector at a certain point in space is 6 Vm-1, what is the magnetic field vector at that point? 1) 2 x 10-8 T 2) (1/2) x 10-8 T 3) 2 T 4) (1/2) T Answer: 1) 2 x 10-8 T Solution: The magnetic field, B = E/c = 6/(3 x 108)... View Article
The maximum electric field in a plane electromagnetic wave is 900NC–1. The wave is going in the x-direction and the electric field is in the y-direction. The maximum magnetic field in the wave is _____________T. 1) 3 x 10-8 2) 3 x 10-6 3) 27 x 10-6 4) 27 x 1010 Answer: 2) 3 x 10-6 Solution: The maximum value of the magnetic field, B0 = E0/c =... View Article
The speed of electromagnetic waves is the same 1) for all wavelengths 2) in all media 3) for all intensities 4) for all frequencies Answer: 3) for all intensities Solution: c... View Article
If the relative permeability and dielectric constant of a given medium are equal to lr and K respectively, then the refractive index of the medium is equal to _____________ 1) √IrK 2) √IrE0 3) √I0E0 4) 1/√IrK Answer: 1) √IrK Solution: Refractive index, n =... View Article
A plane electromagnetic wave is incident on a material surface. The wave delivers momentum P and energy E 1) P = 0, E ≠ 0 2) P ≠ 0, E = 0 3) P ≠ 0, E ≠ 0 4) P = 0, E = 0 Answer: 3) P ≠... View Article
If c is the speed of electromagnetic waves in vacuum, its speed v in a medium of dielectric constant K and relative permeability μr is 1) v = 1/√μrK 2) v = c √μrK 3) v = c/√μrK 4) v = k √μrc Answer: v = c √μrK... View Article
The electric field ( in NC-1) in an electromagnetic wave is given by E = 50 sin ω (t-x/c) The energy stored in a cylinder of cross-section 10 cm2 and length 100 cm along the x-axis will be 1) 5.5 x 10-12 J 2) 1.1 x 10-11 J 3) 2.2 x 10-11 J 4) 1.65 x 10-11 J Answer: 2) 1.1 x 10-11 J Solution: E = 50 sin ω... View Article
An electromagnetic wave is propagating along x-axis. At x = 1cm and t =10 s, its electric vector |E| = 6 V/m, then the magnitude of its magnetic vector is 1) 2 × 10-8 2) 3 × 10-7 3) 6 × 10-8 4) 5 × 10-7 Answer: 1) 2 × 10-8 Solution: Electric and magnetic fields are... View Article